Frame for railway-cars.



PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906.

W F KIESEL, JR FRAME FOR RAILWAY CARS APPLICATION FILED AUG.23. 1905.

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WI-F. KIESEL, JE- FRAME FOR RAILWAY (mas. APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 23. 1905. i

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, PATENTED JUNE 19', 1906. W. P. KIESEL, JR. FRAME FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1905.

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FRAME FOR" RAILWAY CARS. APPLICATION iILEI) AUG.23.1906.

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PATENTED JUNE 19, 1906- Y W V I ATTO RNEY strli'ctiorfand I parts of thei'ramework; as illustrated in the line with the Window-sills and having their manner as to resistend shocks; as'where cars "T0 w ll whont it may concern:

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Be it known that'I, .WILLIAM F. KinsEL,

-Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in 'the'county of Blair an'dState'of Pennsylvania, have; invented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames for Rail way Cars, 'ofwhich the'following is a specifi cation. a a This invention relates to improvements in the steel end frame su erstructure of'railwa cars having vestibu e platforms; and it e object vof my improvementsis to provide a a light and stiff thorou hl -braced're1nfor'cing framework about w c thewood framework and sheathing will be built up in such are brought violently together in collision or otherwise,- 1n orderto prevent the'cru'shing in of the vestibules or the telescoping of the cars.

, I attain arrangementof the "several accompanying drawings, in which-- Flgure 1' represents a side elevation ofthe end "of a vestibule-car with the sheathin and .part of the woodframework omitted; 1g. 2, .an end elevation ofthe. same one-half being Y shown in transversetsection through the ves: tibule; Fi 3, a planview showing the to i'ramewor and a horizontal section throng I the vestibuleabove th'eplatforrn; Fig-'4, a

vertical-longitudinal section through; the center of the upper portion of the'vestibule Fig. 5, a plan viewof the metal vestibule-ceiling j ects out underthe, platforms.

iverend-sill plates 2 rov to thelcorner-postse and stifiened at their tion of the same. r a

Like numerals designate like parts in the several -vie'ws'.- "v -I and roof-frameworhand Fig. 6 aside eleva- The superstructure f the car, as herein illustrated, rests upon a bOXr irder 1,,Which extendsfrom end to end of -t e car and pro-- At the end of the car-body canta ject from-each side ofthe .centerfsilh-an at the extreme end of the center sill is the 'pla't cross-section -riseat '4 from the extremities of the en'd'jsills 2,1ahd from'each side of the platform end sill rise' angle cornerkposts 5,1said.

corne apostsj i ahdhfbein riveted at the top to the ends ofshort top si e plates 6-. At the" sides of the, car are vertical plates 7, riveted inward "sides by angle-bars 8, said angles being bent inwardlyfrom a, point below or on a Specification of Letters Patent. I

object by means of me on-1 0f angle-bars 19, riveted" thereto.

1 f FRAME oe RAILWAY-CARS;

Patented June 19 1906.

Application filed A ie-23.1905. Serial No. 276,388.

'feet flattened and riveted to the side sills of the metal underframe, which, as herein shown, are formed of. the angle-bars 1'0. Gusset-plates 9 are riveted in the spaces between the bend of the angle-bars 8 and the vertical .plates 7. The plates 7 and the reinforcing angle-bars 8 extend up to the .top of the car, where they form inward continuations of the top side plates 6. These brace-plates on each side of the caradd very materially to the stiffness of the corner-posts land through the top side plates 6 brace the vestibule corner-posts 5' and prevent the longitudinal displacement of said posts; At each side of the car-door are door-posts 11-, also of-Z-shaped cross-section with their feet riveted to the side sills. 2, and from a point near the foot of" these posts diagonal brace-bars 12extend to the to .ofthe corner-posts 4, these diagonal bra'cearsl being also'of Z-shaped cross-section, which in the case of both posts -and work. thereto and also provides a li ht, stiff, and strong: skeleton framework. he cornor-posts, door-posts, and diagonal braces are riveted at their upper ends to the arched braces facilitates the attachment of the wooditopjplate 14, whichpas'ses' across from cornerj 0st to corner-post through the car-body end ame. A similararchedtop plate 15 passes across between thevestibule 'corner posts 5. said plate being bent outwardl tov conform ,Between these front and. back top lates is the vestibule ceiling-sheet 16, whic is rive eted to the top plates by means of the anglebars 18 and {17 :respectivel these diagonal edges are stiffened b, means v he ceiling-plate at each side back of the diagonal cuts is flanged downwardly and riveted to with the curve er the end of t e vestibule. Y

I This eeilingplate has the corners out o diagonally, and

the top side plates 6. By this construction" it will be seen that the center of the vestibule-- top is thoroughly-braced from the cornerposts 4 and thecorner-post braces 7 through the ceiling-plateand the diagonal an le-bars; 19. The ventilator side plates 22 at t e ends; are attached to and supported by the back. top plates 14'by means ofjthe' angle -bra"ce' plates 20, which have vertical flanges to re; ceive said ventilator side-plates and have,

their inclined inner-edges flanged to further" stiffen thenn Theextreme outer ends of the ventilator side' plates are secured'to the .front top plate angle 18 by means; of the short angle-braces 21, riveted thereto.

From the door-posts 11 channel-bars 23 project forwardly under the ceiling late to the front top plate 15,said channe s being flanged at each end and riveted. to the back and front top plates with the top longitudinal flanges riveted to the ceiling-plate. "Ihese channels are further strengthened by anglebars 24, and the spaces between theangles and the lower flanges of the channels serve as guideways and housings for the upper vestibule buffer stems and springs, said stems passing in through openings provided therefor in the vestibule-door casing and top front plate 15, as shown in the left-hand portion of Fig. 2. I

The ceiling-plate is reduced somewhat in weight without detracting from its strength by cutting holes therein at each side between the diagonal angles 19 and the channels 23. In the center a hole is provided to accommodate the vestibule-lamp.

At each side of the center sillbrace-bars 25 extend between the end sills and the latform end sills. This latter construction, however, forms part of the underframe construction and is claimed, to ether with the particular form of center si 1, end sill, and platform end sill, as herein illustrated, in another 'ap lication.

y this construction of the frame members it Wlll be seen that the vestibule at top and bottom is thoroughly braced against longitudinal and transverse strains, the corner-posts for both car-body and vestibule being braced longitudinally by the corner post braceplates at the sides of the car-body, the carody corn'er posts being braced transversely by the an le-braces 12 and the vestibule cornerosts ein braced transversely at the 40 top y the ceiling-plate and top frame members.

In the several views I have indicated the manner of building up the Wood framework and sheathing around the metal framework, and the further advantages attained b my construction will be apparent to those s illed in the artfroin an inspection of the said drawlHgS.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a car-frame, the combination, with the corner-posts and side sills, of vertical brace-plates rising from the side sills at the back of the posts, angle-bars riveted to the brace-plates at their inward edges, said anglebars being inclined away from the lates at their lower ends, and gusset-plates illling the spaces made thereby, said brace-plates, gusset-plates and angle-bars being attached along their base sides to the side sills.

the car-body end sills, side sills and platform end sills, of corner-posts rising from the carbody end sills and from the platform end sills, top side plates extending between and jointhe side SlllS back the door-posts 11 united at t e top 2. In a car-frame, the combination, withing the corner-posts at each side, front and back top plates extending across between posts on opposite sides, horizontal brace memers extending from the car-body cornerposts at the top to intermediate points on theront top late, and brace-plates rising from of the car-body cornerposts.

3. In a car-frame, the combination, with the car-body end sills, side sills and platform end sills, of corner-posts rising from the carbody end sills andfromthe platform'end-sills, top side plates extending between the cornerposts at each side, front and back top plates extendin across between posts'on opposite sides, an a ceiling-plate extending'between the front and back top plates.

4. In a car-frame, the combination, with the car-body and vestibule corner-posts,of top side plates extendin between the posts at each side, front and Imck top plates extending across between 0 posite' posts, and a ceiling-plate extending etween the front and back top plates, said ceiling-plate having its front corners out off diagonally and reinforced by angle-bars and its sides, back of the diagonal cuts, riveted to the top side plates.

5. In a carframe, the combination, with the car-body and vestibule corner osts, of top side plates extendin between t 6 posts at each side, front and ack top plates extending across between opposite posts, a ceiling-plate extending between the front and back top plates, and lon 'tudinal brace-bars extending between the ont and back top plates and attached to the under side of the ceilin -plate. i

6. n a car-frame, the combination, with the oar-body and vestibule corner-posts and car-body door posts, of top side lates extending between the car-body an vestibule corner-posts at each side, front and back top plates extending across between opposite posts, the door-posts being united at the top to the back top plate, longitudinal braces extending from the back top plate where the door-posts are attached thereto to the front top p ate, and a ceiling-plate extending between the front and back top plates and attached to the longitudinal braces.

7. In a car-frame,.the combination, with the corner-posts 4 and 5 and the brace-plates IIO 7, of the top side plates 6, the arched front and back top plates 15 and 14, the ceilinglate 16 cut diagonally at each side and re lnforced by angles 19, the arched angle-bars 18 and 17 riveted to the front and back top plates and uniting the ceilinglate thereto, to the back top plate, and the channel-braces 23 extending from the door-p1osts to thefront top plate and riveted to t 0 under side of the ceilin -plate. 1

8. n a car-frame, the combination, with I -5 their ends attached to t 0 front top plate, transverse angle-braces between the back top plate and the ventilator side plates."

the car-body and vestibule cornereposts, of

front and back top plates extendin acrossv between opposite posts, ventilator si 0 plates passing over the ack to plate and having and nal channels riveted to t e under side of said late between posts, said channels having ongitudinal angles riveted to their webson the flanged side for the purpose'se't forth.

:0V T 11. In a car-frame, the combination, with a continuous center sill of a car-body end sill comprising vertica plates projecting rovided with guide-J tween the ends 0 t Witnesses:

from each side of the center sill back of the end, a, platform end sill passing across the" end of t e center sill and supported thereby, 25

"longitudinal braces extending between the car-body end sill lates and the latform' end sill at each side oi the center s posts rising from the ends of the car-'body'andplatform end sills, to side plates extending between 30 posts atv eac side of the. car, a ceiling-plate gassing across between the top side plates, a v

ont, or end to Iplate passin across bee'top side p ates and riveted to the outer edge of'the ceiling-plate, and longitudinal braces riveted to the under side of the ceiling-plate at eachside of the center.

In testimony. whereof I have aflixed my signature 'in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR.

- U. S. DRAYER, MARVIN SINGER. 

